ADVERBS
FAMOUS LEFTIES
UNCOMMON
U.S. FACTS & FIGURES
SYMBOLS
100

In an oxymoronic phrase, it precedes "on purpose"

What is "accidentally"?

100

He uses his left hand to write checks to the charitable foundation named for him & wife Melinda

Who is Bill Gates?

100

This 4-letter way you might like your steak is also a synonym for "uncommon"

What is rare?

100

Each year U.S. fossil fuels emit around 5 billion metric tons of this gas

What is CO(carbon dioxide)?

100

On the Great Seal of the United States, the eagle grasps this symbol of peace in its right talon

What is an olive branch?

200

Merriam-Webster points out that writers like Thackeray have used it to mean its opposite, "figuratively"

What is "literally"?

200

He played the classic bass lines for "Michelle" & "Paperback Writer" as a lefty

Who is Paul McCartney?

200

In a Marine Corps recruiting slogan, this 3-letter word means "uncommon"

What is the Few?

200

Thomas Jefferson's final draft of this document dropped language calling slavery "an execrable commerce"

What is the Declaration of Independence?

200

One symbolic representation of Christ is as the paschal type of this animal

What is a lamb?

300

Without exception; it precedes "Fabulous" in a TV title

What is "absolutely"?

300

Steve Young used his left hand to toss 6 TD passes in this team's 1995 Super Bowl rout of the Chargers

Who are the 49ers?

300

"Monty Python's Flying Circus" often encouraged us with "And now for something..." these 2 words

What is "completely different"?

300

According to the Census Bureau, 35% of U.S. adults over 25 have this college degree or higher

What is a bachelor's?

300

Gary Anderson designed 3 chasing arrows as the symbol for this; the negative space on the inside resembles a pine tree

What is recycling?

400

Motherly synonym

What is "maternally"?

400

She used her left hand to point while saying, "You get a car! You get a car!"

Who is Oprah Winfrey?

400

There are 3 C's in this word for someone who has a truly unconventional personality

What is eccentric?

400

The Great Seal of the United States bears two 3-word Latin phrases: Novus ordo seclorum & this

What is "e pluribus unum"?

400

Long a symbol of communism, this pair represents the union of worker & peasant

What is a hammer and sickle?

500

We're heading this way, a non-ly adverb meaning toward the mouth of a river

What is "downstream"?

500

This artist, famed for his "impossible constructions" like "Ascending and Descending" constructed them as a lefty

Who is M.C. Escher?

500

In grammar this synonym of "uncommon" refers to a noun pertaining to one entity

What is singular?

500

A Census Bureau map shows that, from 1930 to 2000, the population density of this Nevada county increased by more than 5,000%

What is Clark County?

500

Because of his days as a sailor, the founder of this department store used a red star as its symbol

What is Macy's?